Comments: Both trails lead to a stunning view of Grand Portage Bay and a gap in the hills the Grand Portage footpath goes through.

Meadow near the top of Mount Rose

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Trail Information

Opened in 2014, the Mount Rose Loop Trail is the newest trail in the park.

The Mount Rose Loop Trail begins in the picnic area at the west end of the Heritage Center parking lot. The older Mount Rose Trial begins across from the historic depot’s stockade and main gate.

A series of wooden steps climb the side of an ancient rock wall then a dirt path gently rises along the spine of Mount Rose until it connects with the older paved Mount Rose Trail near the overlook, the highest point of Mount Rose (906 ft., 276 m).

Hikers can descend Mount Rose Trail on a series of sandstone steps and paved trail eventually coming out of the forest near the main gate of the historic depot.

The Mount Rose Trail meets the Grand Portage corridor near the gatehouse and north gate, offering an alternative route to enter the historic depot through the gatehouse on the Grand Portage corridor as the voyageurs did.

Hikers can also see the historic depot on accessible pathways first and catch the Mount Rose Trails on the way back to the parking lot.

Wayside exhibits along the trail inform visitors about natural and historical features in Grand Portage.

Picnic table and stairs at Mount Rose Loop trailhead at the west side of the Heritage Center parking lot.

Know the difficulty level of the trail and your physical abilities and limitations.

Mount Rose Loop & Trail are not accessible by wheelchair.

Leave No Trace!

Stay on the trail.

Carry out all trash.

Rules and Regulations

Pets must be restrained on a leash no longer than 6 feet (1.8 m). Pets are not allowed inside buildings or the stockade of the historic depot. There are trails around the perimeter of the stockade allowing a bypass.